Turn Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Turn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Türn (33) are calculated separately.

Turn (98) may also be a first name.

Turn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Turn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Turn (Hindi: तुरन, Russian: Турн) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Türn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Turn are found; 25 percent are found in Western Europe and 25 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 956,749th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 98 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Turn is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany Turn is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Turn Last Name Statistics demography

Turn earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.11% less than the national average, earning $33,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türn9233/
Turin899,665/
Thurn893,389/
Tourn892,483/
Turen89317/
Turyn89280/
Turne89243/
Turín8945/
Turén8941/
Turng8928/
Teurn8922/
Turýn899/
Taurn893/
Tuern892/
Turnn892/
Turìn892/
Turnq891/
Turhn891/
Tutrn891/
Turnt890/
Turina803,962/
Turrin802,779/
Thurin801,207/
Tourne801,119/
Turing80921/
Taurin80535/
Turyna80441/
Turion80324/
Thurén80231/
Tourin80171/
Thuren80166/
Turgin80131/
Tauren80124/
Turren80104/
Tureen8092/
Turgne8091/
Turzin8065/
Touren8063/
Turien8063/
Thurne8060/
Tureng8048/
Taurén8039/
Tuhrin8039/
Tutrin8034/
Thourn8030/
Turzyn8019/
Tusrin8019/
Tauryn8015/
Thurnn8011/
Tuerin8010/
Turäng808/
Tuhrín807/
Teurng806/
Tureun806/
Tuyrin805/
Tahurn805/
Tuirin802/
Turzen802/
Turrín802/
Turuin802/
Theurn801/
Tourng801/
Turyon801/
Tutren800/
Taurnn800/
Turisn800/
Torn751,992/
Tirn751/
Turenne734,762/
Turrina731,067/
Turrion731,004/
Taurina73906/
Turrent73451/
Tourenq73211/
Turnova73205/
Thaurin73183/
Tourina7378/
Turnová7378/
Thureen7374/
Thourin7363/
Tauring7355/
Toureng7343/
Toureen7334/
Theurin7332/
Thouren7324/
Tourenc7316/
Tauryna7310/
Touring738/
Taureng738/
Thauren738/
Teutrin736/
Turreen734/
Tuurien734/
Turring733/
Theuren733/
Taurion733/
Teuring733/
Tousrin733/
Turinne732/
Tuyrina731/
Tourend731/
Tuirina731/
Thaurne731/
Taureen731/
Tautrin731/
Tourgin731/
Thurien731/
Touhrin731/
Thuruin731/
Thuiren731/
Tuerrin730/
Tourrin730/
Torin674,045/
Türen671,963/
Tiren671,631/
Türün671,604/
Toren671,492/
Tirin67616/
Theuring67487/
Toorn67441/
Torén67365/
Tourenne67340/
Turim67333/
Toryn67179/
Taurienė67110/
Tirén67106/
Turynová6794/
Turinova6769/
Turinová6765/
Tourrenc6748/
Turenova6743/
Turem6739/
Turínová6730/
Turynova6720/
Tourrent6720/
Turenová6717/
Torrn6714/
Tiern6711/
Thoureen6710/
Turýnová6710/
Tirnh678/
Thurnová677/
Thurenne677/
Turym677/
Ťurin673/
Torín673/
Tornø673/
Tournova672/
Tourreng672/
Thirn671/
Htorn671/
Toern671/
Türin671/
Tureń671/
Turrenne671/
Turñe671/
Torèn671/
Tuhyryna671/
Thurrien670/
Tihrn670/

Turn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turn in the Hindi language
तुरनturana-
Turn in the Russian language
Турнturn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turn
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